Why the United States is so competitive as a society

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Why the United States is competitive as a society

Introduction

That America is the World 's super power goes without saying . America has virtually dominated all fields from the military might and strength to agriculture , space exploration and other aspects that include sports music , innovations , democracy and many other fields where the country scores highly

The country has reached a remarkable level that has seen it gain the super power status in a span of 3 centuries since its colonization Since

its colonization in the 18th century the transformation that has taken place in America came about by the competitive nature of the new inhabitants of the New World . The foundation of the country 's stability and economic development was wholly founded on the bedrock of capitalism . Perhaps the competitiveness of the American Society can be traced back to this fact alone . Capitalism gained ground in the early years of the colonization period when the new settlers rushed in to take advantage of the virgin hinterland where they started exploiting the resources that the new land had to offer

America has made tremendous strides in many aspects over the last few centuries . It played a significant role in the innovation field including the development of the information and communication Technology that has completely turned the world and transformed not only how business is conducted but how societies interact as well

Sports in the United States of America

Just like in other fields , America 's competitive nature has been witnessed in the sports arena , sports forms the very fabric that is the American society and defines the culture of the Nation . The culture of sports is very distinct and extremely different from sports in other countries of the world . While football (soccer ) is adored world over , in American this is a different story all together , the Americans by nature prefer a different and unique kind of sports

In the American society setup , sports plays a very significant role because apart from the popularity it commands it acts as the vehicle of transmitting various values of fair play , justice , team work and goes along way of integrating the various social dynamics that makes up the American society . The racial and social disintegration that characterized the American landscape during the period of the early sixties has virtually disappeared because of the role sports has played in bringing people from various cultures and race to work , play and enjoy together . It cannot be gainsaid that sports is the social glue that has held the country together (Deford , F 79

Sporting in America can be traced back to the colonial period because during this time team sports was more or less regarded as the way of life through the various forms of the ball games that would later evolve to the various forms of baseball , basketball and others . The colonialists and settlers that immigrated to America from Europe in the 17th century are credited with the bringing of the contemporary...